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America’s Religious Roots:
The Foundations of our Early Religious & Cultural
History
II.II.I.
II.II.II.
What are the beginnings & primary beliefs of Judaism, Christianity
& Islam?
In what ways do these three beliefs compare & contrast?
America’s Religious Roots: Homework
Read the introduction and primary
document’s “Maryland Toleration Act” and/or
“A Model of Christian Charity” (available in
the appendix) when finished complete the
questions for review that follow. Be
prepared to discuss the content and
questions with your peers.
Homework & Announcements
Reading Assessment
Maryland Toleration Act
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1. Why was the Maryland Toleration Act significant (or important)?
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2. Who (or which religious group) passed the Toleration Act in
Maryland?
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3. Why was the Toleration Act passed in Maryland?
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4. What did the Maryland Act of Toleration prohibit (or attempt to
stop)?
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5. What is the meaning (significance or long term consequences) of
the Maryland Toleration Act?
Reading Assessment:
A Model of Christian Charity
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1. Why did the Puritans leave England?
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2. Who wrote “A Model of Christian Charity” and why?
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3. Where did the Puritans emigrate (move to) in the Americas?
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4. Why did Winthrop think that the Puritans were a special people?
And why did he believe that they had to be especially careful in
their new endeavor?
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5. How might the Puritans creation and interpretation of a
covenant have affected the relationships between church and state
and people?
America’s Roots: The
Foundations of Our Early Religious &
Cultural History SR II
What role has religion played in creating our
collective story- our history?
Native Americans were deeply religious in the pre-discovered North
American continent.
America was born in the middle of Religious Revolutions in Europe.
The Puritans were the first of many groups searching for Religious
freedom to come to the Americas; others included Catholics, Amish,
Jews, Lutherans, Mennonites, and Huguenots.
The single most powerful influence in America during the 17th, 18th
and 19th centuries was RELIGION
America’s Religious Roots:
The Foundations of our Early Religious & Cultural
History
II.II.I.
II.II.II.
What are the beginnings & primary beliefs of Judaism, Christianity
& Islam?
In what ways do these three beliefs compare & contrast?
Unit Assessment
Assessment
i. At the end of this unit, you should be
prepared to answer the essay questions
available within the Religion in American
History online exam and in the listening guide
(The response should be legible, grammatically
correct, and answered in full- approximately 150
words).
 a) What role has Religion and Religious conflict
played in the development of American History?
 b) There will be a UCUTIPS exam covering the
role of Religion in American History
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What Motivates you?
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Christopher Columbus was a religious man whose beliefs were part
of his thoughts and actions. Throughout his journals and letters, we
find him constantly in prayer, using the names of Christ, Mary and
the Saints, and giving praise to God. He believed that he had been
chosen to do a "great work," that he was a man of destiny divinely
inspired in thought and action. In his journal he writes: “Of the New
Heaven and Earth which our Lord has made, and as St. John writes
in the Apocalypse, after he had told of it by the mouth of Isaiah, he
made me the messenger for it and showed me where to find it.”
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It doesn’t matter if YOU BELIEVE he was inspired, the point is….
HE BELIEVED that God inspired him…. Like other people of his
time, he believed God was in all, about all, around all….
Think About it
Kahlil Gibran once asked, "Who can
separate his faith from his actions, or
his belief from his occupation?” World
history, indeed American History, is full
of events and people who chose not to
make this separation.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS WILL BE A PRIVATE JOURNAL WRITE.
How important is religion and your religious beliefs to you? Do
those beliefs impact how you think, feel and act with others?
How? Do you believe in an organized church, with defined
structures or are your beliefs independent of a church and church
leadership? Explain.
Why Religion in American History
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American culture is influenced by European and
Middle Eastern religious traditions. For
example, during Colonial America, the Ten
Commandments were not just religious laws,
they were THE law. Many of these laws have
made their way into the American legal system.
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VIDEO CLIP: The Ten Commandments: History Channel.
In the following section we will study three major
world religions (Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam), whose foundations are based on the Ten
Commandments.
Primary Religions impacting the
exploration and colonization of the
Americas.
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Judaism: 2000 BCE
Christianity: 0
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Israel
Official Roman
Religion: 312 AD
Islam: 570 AD
Middle East,
Northern Africa,
Eastern Asia,
Indonesia
Western Europe
Judaism: Time frame/Founder
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Time frame: Judaism
began about 2000
BCE.
Founder: Abraham
According to the Hebrew Bible,
Abraham made a covenant with
God that he and his descendents
would be “his people.”
Jews lived in an area
[toThe
God]
calledI the
Fertile
Crescent,
Tevye:
know,
I know.
We are
along
the Mediterranean
in in
Your
chosen
people. But, once
the Middle
a while,
can't East.
You choose
someone else?
Judaism: Basic Beliefs
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1.
2.
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God: There is one
God (monotheism)
Unique Beliefs:
Based on Abraham’s
Covenant, they are
God’s “Chosen”
people.
Dietary Laws:
“Kosher”
Afterlife: Belief in
the resurrection and
afterlife.
Torah and other
religious symbols.
Judaism: Scripture/Holy
Cities/Place of Worship
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Scripture: Torah- later
used by Christians as
the first five books of
the Old Testament.
Holy Cities:
Jerusalem and
Hebron.
Place of Worship:
The Eastern Wall where it is believed the
Messiah will enter Jerusalem and rebuild
Synagogue.
the temple.
Christianity: Time frame/Founder
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Time Frame: Began in the 1st Century AD as a
Jewish sect.
Founder: Jesus Christ 0-44 AD
Born
Lives
Dies
Christianity: Basic Beliefs
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1.
2.
3.
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God: God is present in the
Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost.
Unique Beliefs:
Jesus Christ is the son of God
and the “Messiah” that is
mentioned in the Old
Testament.
The death of Jesus, followed by
his resurrection, is the most
important event in history.
Through faith in Jesus one can
be saved from sin and death.
Afterlife: They believe in a
resurrection and afterlife.
Christianity: Scripture/Holy
Cities/Places of Worship
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Scripture: New
Testament, based on the
teachings of Jesus Christ.
They also use
Jewish/Torah i.e. Old
Testament based on
Jewish scripture.
Holy Cities: Jerusalem,
Galilee, and Bethlehem
Places of worship:
churches, cathedrals,
temples, etc.
1
2
Jerusalem is the city where Christ
preached and was later crucified (1)
and resurrected (2).
Islam: Time Frame/Founder
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Time Frame: Began
during the 7th century
AD, specifically with
the teachings of
Muhammad ( 570-632
AD).
Founder: Muhammad
Muslims do not believe in
“graven images” so they do
not use pictures of
Muhammad. Instead, the
name Muhammad is written
in classic calligraphy.
Islam: Basic Beliefs
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1.
2.
3.
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God: Belief in ONE God
(monotheism)- “Allah”
Unique Beliefs:
Islam means submission,
referring to the total surrender of
one's self to God, and a Muslim
is "one who submits to God".
Muhammad was the last prophet
(they also believe in many of the
Jewish and Christian Prophets)
The five pillars: (faith, prayer 5
times a day, zakat (tithes),
fasting, and pilgrimage.
Afterlife: They believe in an
afterlife, salvation is based on
their faith in “Allah”.
The first
sura
(verse) of
the Quŕan
Islam: Scripture/Holy Cities/Place
of Worship
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Scripture: Quŕan
(Koran)
Holy Cities: Mecca,
Medina, Jerusalem
Place of Worship:
Mosque
Dome of the Rock where Muslims believed
Muhammad ascended into heaven. It is built on
the foundation of the Jewish Temple, where Jesus
(the founder of Christianity) taught.
The hajj to the Kaaba in Mecca is an
important practice for Muslims to perform.
Compare and Contrast the Three
Religions that laid the foundations for
America.
Religion
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
When
was it
founded?
Who was
it’s
founder?
Where
was it
founded?
Primary
books of
Scripture?
Primary
Beliefs?
Holy
Cities?
Compare and Contrast the Three
Religions that laid the foundations for
America.
Religion
When
was it
founded?
Who was
it’s
founder?
Where
was it
founded?
Primary
books of
Scripture?
Primary
Beliefs?
Holy
Cities?
Judaism
2000
BCE
Abraham
Israel
Torah
One God
Chosen
People
Kosher
Diet
Jerusalem
Christianity
Islam
Compare and Contrast the Three
Religions that laid the foundations for
America.
Religion
When
was it
founded?
Who was
it’s
founder?
Where
was it
founded?
Primary
books of
Scripture?
Primary
Beliefs?
Holy
Cities?
Judaism
2000 BCE
Abraham
Israel
Torah
One God
Chosen
People
Kosher Diet
Jerusalem
Christianity
0 AD
312 AD
official
Roman
Faith
Jesus
Christ
Israel
Old
Trinity:
Father
Son
Holy
Ghost
Jerusalem
Galilee
Bethlehem
Testament
Torah)
New
Testament
Resurrection
Islam
Compare and Contrast the Three
Religions that laid the foundations for
America.
Religion
When
was it
founded?
Who was
it’s
founder?
Where
was it
founded?
Primary
books of
Scripture?
Primary
Beliefs?
Holy
Cities?
Judaism
2000 BCE
Abraham
Israel
Torah
One God
Chosen
People
Kosher Diet
Jerusalem
Christianity
0 AD
312 AD
official
Roman Faith
Jesus Christ
Israel
Old
Testament
(Torah)
New
Testament
Trinity:
Father
Son
Holy Ghost
Resurrection
Jerusalem
Galilee
Bethlehem
Islam
570 AD
Muhammad
Middle
East
Iraq,
Saudi
Arabia
Quŕan
Allah
Mecca,
Medina,
Jerusalem
Submission
to God
5 Pillars
Differences
Judaism
Differences
Christianity
Similarities
Differences
Islam
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